CVE-2010-4525

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4525
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-11 03:00:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionLinux kernel 2.6.33 and 2.6.34.y does not initialize the kvm_vcpu_events->interrupt.pad structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE-2010-4525 kvm: x86: zero kvm_vcpu_events->interrupt.pad infoleak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE-2010-4525 kvm: x86: zero kvm_vcpu_events->interrupt.pad infoleak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
access.redhat.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
access.redhat.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Linux Kernel 'kvm_vcpu_events.interrupt.pad' Field Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
osvdb.org/70377 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
oss-security - CVE-2010-4525 kvm: x86: zero kvm_vcpu_events->interrupt.pad infoleak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
665470 – (CVE-2010-4525) CVE-2010-4525 kvm: x86: zero kvm_vcpu_events->interrupt.pad infoleak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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